The morning began with a slight chill, but temperatures quickly rose and it became rather hot. By afternoon, the weather shifted once more, with thick clouds obscuring the sun and some rain.

Bird highlights are: A Quail which was heard at Redwell at 8am, a Curlew and a Mediterranean Gull which flew over, a Shellduck crèche with 24 ducklings.

Last night’s moth trap: 1 Sallow Kitten, 17 Garden Grass Veneer, 1 Homoeosoma sinuella1 Evergestis limbate, 1 Heart and Club, Small Fan-footed Wave, 4 Coleophora sp., 2 Crambus perlella, 1 Ringed China-mark, 2 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Riband Wave, 3 Common Footman, 2 Cnephasias sp., 7 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Willow Beauty, 2 Isotrias rectifasciana (Banded Hedge Brown Moth), 3 Eudonia lacustrata, 6 Sand Dart, 1 Flame Wainscot, 6 Pine Marble, Haworth’s Pug, 1 Bactra lancealana, 3 Uncertain, 1 Common Pug, 1 Brown House Moth, 1 Common Swift, 1 Large Pale Masoner, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 3 Bryotropha terrella, 3 Turnip, 1 Middle Barred Minor, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Schoenobius gigantella, 1 Common Wainscot, 2 Red-barred Tortix, 1 Teleiopsis diffinis, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 Crambus pascuella, 1 Light-brown Apple Moth, 1 Oxypteryx wilkella  (Silver-barred Moss Moth), 1 Eudonia pallida, 1 Heart and Dart, 1 Monopis obviella, 1 Garden Mompha, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Diamond Back, 1 Blushed Knot-horn, 1 Archer’s Dart.

The butterflies and dragonflies loved the hot weather and there were too many flying around to count precisely. My count: 23 White sp., 3 Red Admiral, 9 Painted Lady, 2 Large White, 45 Meadow Brown, 2 Small White, 2 Peacock, 6 Small Heath, 1 Common Blue.

The added complication with the dragonflies was that I was only able to identify a Black-tailed Skimmer, they are just too quick to photograph.

Bee

Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk Spotted Redshank Denver Sluice at Tallymore Farm NR c52.5910,0.3454

Norfolk Quail flew over Sheringham early morning c52.9449,1.2139

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT still 12.08pm on Simmonds’s Scrape c52.9591,1.0553

Norfolk Common Crane ad Rawhall still at Old Beetley at School Road Flash at 10.40am +showing well 52.7307,0.9088: Viewed from 52.7303,0.9102

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still 9.45am in hawthorn south of The Marrams from double metal gate tho distant c52.7930,1.5836 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891 NR12 0AL

Norfolk 6.Spotted Redshanks Hickling Broad NWT at Brendan’s Marsh from viewing platform at 9.15am 52.7394,1.6009: Park at 52.7421,1.595; Viewed from 52.7404,1.6019 NR12 0BW

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still in hawthorn south of The Marrams from double metal gate at 9.15am tho distant c52.7930,1.5836 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891 NR12 0AL

Norfolk Quail male singing West Runton still in field south of Water Lane at 7.54am c52.9402,1.2489

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT on Whitwell Scrape at 7.45am then flew west towards Bull Marsh c52.9586,1.0537

Norfolk 2.Continental Black-tailed Godwits (nominate form limosa) y’day Cley NWT still c52.9571,1.0565 Park at c52.9546,1.0567

Norfolk Quail male singing y’day Northrepps in evng c52.9041,1.3372